Abstract of Scouts for Mason County
Document 1791Abstract of Scouts for Mason County established by orders of President of United States. Lists name, age, county, days in service, pay by pounds and pay by shillings.
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Abstract of Scouts for Mason County Established by orders of the President of the United States and of which the only were in service at a Time; also the names, Ages & places of abode, included at different Times Between the [undecipherable]th of June and 4th of September, 1790 —
[No. 4. B.]
No | Names — | [Age] | [County] | [Days in Service] | [Rations] | [V. Currency] | [D.]
1 Amos Wilson 21 mason 10 5 2. 10. [undecipherable] 6.
2 Benj Sweet [undecipherable] 16 " [undecipherable] 5 2. 13. [undecipherable]
3 Theophilus Denfield 21 " 37 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
4 John Bradley 60 " [undecipherable] 37 9 4.
5 John Williams 20 " [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 13 8.
6 Tobias [undecipherable] [undecipherable] " [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 27 6. 15.
7 Alex Murphy 26 " [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 11 2. 15. 3.
8 John [undecipherable] 31 " [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 20 5.
9 Henry Cochran 26 " 102 [undecipherable] 13[undecipherable] 14.
[undecipherable: Dols.] Virginia Currency — £ [undecipherable]. 5. —
Two hundred and fifty [undecipherable] — $: 6. 8. 6.
Rations at Six pence Currency [undecipherable] — £ 6. 8. 6.
Total Amt Virginia £4 — £ 70. 18. 6.
I hereby certify that the above is a true statement of Scouts Established by orders of the President of the United States for the use of Mason County to the best of my knowledge Witness my Hand & Seal — Robert Rankins [undecipherable]
I [undecipherable] Justice of the Peace for the County of Mason do certify that Robert Rankins [undecipherable] of this county made oath before me & the truth of the above certificate to the best of his knowledge
Signed — [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] certify that I have examined the calculations and additions of the above account they appear to me [undecipherable] them to be [undecipherable] for the use of scouts [undecipherable] Virginia [undecipherable] appears that [undecipherable] the above [undecipherable] certified — Joseph [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
The first officer
Type
Document Signed
Description
Abstract of Scouts for Mason County established by orders of President of United States. Lists name, age, county, days in service, pay by pounds and pay by shillings.
Date
07/25/1791
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1791072540101
Page start
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Notable persons
Henry Knox
Joseph Howell
Amos Wilson
John Beasley
John Williams
Tobias Wood
John Hughey
Alexander Hughey
Henry Cockran
Robert Rankins
scouts
Notable locations
Mason County
Virginia
